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Caitlin Bolduc Whelan

Hi! My name is Cait, and I am a puppeteer, puppet maker, performer, and multidisciplinary artist from Newfoundland, Canada, currently based in London, UK.
I hold a degree in Folklore from Memorial University and am currently completing my MA in Puppetry at the University of the Arts London.

I work with puppets in many different capacities, including live performance, theatre, film, heritage craft education, and community arts programming. Alongside my artistic practice, I have spent several years teaching traditional hand-carving and craft practices through workshops, residencies, and educational programming at internationally recognized craft schools and residency programs across both Canada and the United States. 
I have worked on puppetry projects for theatre, film, festivals, and installations, and have collaborated with organizations to help develop puppetry and storytelling projects connected to local history, traditional knowledge, and craft practices.
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Growing up in Newfoundland, with its strong storytelling traditions and culture of making, deeply shaped both my creative practice and my relationship to puppetry. Much of my work is driven by a desire to help grow puppetry knowledge, skills, and opportunities within Atlantic Canada while connecting the art form to local storytelling traditions, craft practices, and cultural heritage.
In Canada,
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If you would like to collaborate, connect, or simply talk puppets, please feel free to reach out!